Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Darwin was one of more than 5,200 students in Jefferson Parish who missed school after federal agents arrived in New Orleans on Dec. 3.

Federal officials remain tight-lipped about the full scope of the Catahoula Crunch immigration enforcement operation, offering only select information about arrestees with criminal records.

Records reviewed by The Associated Press show the state's fusion center is tracking message boards for threats to agents and compiling updates on public sentiment.

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional ha enviado agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos a Nueva Orleans, en una operación que el gobierno federal está llamado “Operation Catahoula Crunch.”

The Department of Homeland Security has dubbed the operation “Catahoula Crunch.”

President Donald Trump says National Guard troops will be deployed to New Orleans, an announcement coming on the eve of a planned federal immigration crackdown in and around the city.

Federal agencies say they aren’t targeting schools, but parents and teachers are worried now that Biden-era protections are gone.

Protesters emphasized that the presence of federal officers on city streets was instilling widespread fear, including among U.S. citizens and lawful residents.

The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly deploying 250 Border Patrol agents to the New Orleans area, echoing recent operations in Chicago and North Carolina.

Federal agents are set to conduct a two-month immigration crackdown starting Dec. 1. The operation aims to arrest around 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and Mississippi.